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03-24-2017, 11:35 PM
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 Drives: 2014 Camaro SS Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Arizona
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Hello everyone,
I recently purchased a 2014 Camaro 1SS and I love the car so far it is amazing. I have always wanted a 5th Gen since the concept was released. Now there are a couple of things though that I have been reading that are pretty normal with the car from what I have been reading but just wanted to make sure... 1) The transmission makes a clunk and rattle sound whenever I depress the clutch pedal quickly... Is that the normal thing it does? 2) When I am going about 10-15MPH and put the car in 2nd gear and let it coast without any gas, the car starts to surge forward and it feels as if the clutch is bouncing off the flywheel until I take it out of gear. Now I understand it could be that it is too low of MPH for 2nd gear but I have had previous LS cars that were manual and didn't surge like this when put into 2nd gear at low speeds. Car is bonestock and looking to make it have a Z28 look to it for the initial mods. 
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03-25-2017, 12:39 AM
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I just came to Welcome you aboard, I own a ZL1 and have not had the problems that are in your post...I would only ask why are you swapping to 2nd gear so soon...
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03-25-2017, 07:02 AM
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Welcome to the forum. I have an A6 so I am not familiar to the issues you describe. Good luck though!
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03-25-2017, 09:30 AM
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03-25-2017, 09:48 AM
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Drives: 2014 2LT/RS Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Florida
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Welcome, post some pics!
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03-25-2017, 09:58 AM
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Clunk and rattle sound happens on my 13 Ls3 when i am slowly moving and I press the clutch in quickly. Not sure about the second gear issue I'll attempt it and report back but I've never noticed anything
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03-25-2017, 10:12 AM
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Drives: 2013 Camaro 2SS/RS & 2006 Corvette Join Date: Jul 2015
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Can't answer any of your questions as I own an auto. But, congrats on the new ride and welcome
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03-25-2017, 11:53 AM
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1. The sound you hear is the clutch fork rattling because you let it out too fast. It's a heavy V-8 clutch so you hear it rattle when you let it jump out too fast since it weighs quite a bit. If you hear a heavy clunk that's the sound of the driveshaft taking up slack when engaged, it requires a bit of finesse to engage the clutch without clunking in this car. You'll learn this over time, it's not hurting anything. The driveshaft also sits up high in the car so it can be heard more easily. 2. You should not be allowing the car to coast at slow speed in second gear like that. It's called lugging and it's bad for the drive train and clutch. Your'e going too slow and in too low of a gear for it to be coasting. The clutch is dragging off the flywheel when you do this. Your'e also abusing the u-joints on the drive shaft by doing this. Heck, my DD Chevy Cobalt 4 banger will do that if I allow it too. Compression from the engine is going to try and push that slow gear anyway which is probably what it sounds like when you say it's surging. I wouldn't let it do that, I've been driving manuals for years and I can tell that this is a bad practice. |
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03-25-2017, 12:59 PM
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I'm pretty sure that if you continue to drive it that slow the Camaro police will find you, take away your car, and never let you have it back.
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03-25-2017, 01:24 PM
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03-26-2017, 12:55 PM
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Drives: 2014 Camaro SS Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Arizona
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Thanks everyone for the input and the welcoming, reason why I use 2nd gear going so slow is I live in an apartment complex that has many speed bumps and it is a pain to stay in first gear throughout all of it. Trying to post a pic of the car but it is giving me trouble... I'll figure it out eventually.
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03-27-2017, 10:46 AM
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Drives: 2010 SS/RS Supercharged 427 Build Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Michigan
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Congrats and welcome!!
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03-27-2017, 11:10 AM
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Drives: 2015 SW 1SS/RS 1LE Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Brighton, CO
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Not the slickest clutch of the bunch, but you'll get the hang of it.
Welcome, from Colorado.
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03-27-2017, 03:04 PM
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Drives: early 2011 Camaro convertible Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: House Springs, Mo
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welcome, automatic here
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